. The Street railway journal . convert any part of its existing line to electric trac-tion, and it is certain that the management looks upon the sys-tem with favor, inasmuch, as previously stated, the companycontemplates a further extension of 13 km to Bretigny, whenthe transmission will be raised to 11,000 volts. The generators,it may be added, will have to be rewound for this voltage, butno trouble is anticipated from this score. It might be stated that, although this paper is not at libertyto publish any of the actual operating costs of the first installa-tion, the Orleans Railway Company h
. The Street railway journal . convert any part of its existing line to electric trac-tion, and it is certain that the management looks upon the sys-tem with favor, inasmuch, as previously stated, the companycontemplates a further extension of 13 km to Bretigny, whenthe transmission will be raised to 11,000 volts. The generators,it may be added, will have to be rewound for this voltage, butno trouble is anticipated from this score. It might be stated that, although this paper is not at libertyto publish any of the actual operating costs of the first installa-tion, the Orleans Railway Company has expressed a willing-ness to communicate the same to representatives of such rail-way companies as may be interested, in the way this class ofinformation is usually exchanged. ♦♦♦ CONVERSION OF THE BRIXTON CABLE LINE IN LONDONTO ELECTRICITY The march of progress in the electrification of the surfacelines of London to electricity was marked during the last fewmonths by the conversion of the Brixton & Streatham cable. JACKING UP OLD TRACK—RAIL LIFTER IN FOREGROUND line to electric power. On March 2, this year, the LondonCounty Council officially notified J. G. White & Company, Ltd.,that they had been awarded the contract for this change. Inview of the importance of this thoroughfare, it was stipulatedthat the work must be finished by July 1. When one considersthe difficulty of tearing up 18,000 ft. of double cable line whichhas been well laid and also allows for inevitable delays in de-livery of material and the short notice given, it will be con-ceded that the task of completion within the specified time wasone calling for wide experience and first-class organization. I. Fisher, who had already constructed some 30 miles of con-duit in South London for J. G. White & Company, brokeground on April 6. For the breaking up of the old cable roadsome interesting devices were adopted by Mr. Fisher. In lift-ing the wheel-rail, Barrett jacks were used, as on the first Toot-ing tr
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